The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-12
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teu their time before the doorb wer
opened In covering the cnsket with lille
oi tho valley, eucharis roses, emils,
maiden hsir fern, tube roses and Frenc
mesa. When they finished not a vestig
Oh the black cloth covering OF the caake
could ba eeen, There was nothing 10 In
dicato the presence Of death except th
gtillness which psrvaded tho room and th
pushed conversation Of the worshipperu
me church had more the appearance OF
wedding than q funeral. m !, 5I,1 81,
4t#as nearly 10 o'clock before tho door
were thrown open to those who had bee,
waiting without impatiently for nearl,
three hours. The people entered by th,
orange street entrance and we're Bhown Il
their seats by the ushers, RIfllEl}', 81
During the time that the audience were
being shown to their seats, Organist Harr,
Rowe Shelby played low, sweet musit
upon me grand organ. The first ,foul
seats on the right Of the centre aisle were
reserved Tor tue relatives OF the deceased
alr, Beecher's family pew was filled with
iloweis. Mrs. Beecher was in the church
!or few. minutes before the doors were
opened and left with her sons before the
crowd entered.
On the left Of tho ccntre aisle were the
members Of the Clerical Union. of which
Mr.. Bsecher was q member for a number
OF years. ,sfy j Ig71J = IN ~
Behind this were seated the officers Of
The Thirteenth Regiment and then came
the membersof tho Legislative Committee
VINO wore badges made Of white silk. Be-
hlnd these were delegates from nearly
every social, political or religious organi.
zation IN New York aud Brooklyn, There
was 3 delegation Of the Colored Alinisters'
Association present. ~ :
THE MouRSERs.
Shortly inter 10 o'clock Rev, Dr.. Nc.
flynn, OF New York, was uehered to a
seat directly behind the Protestant clergy.
men, and 0t almost the same momont
President Oleana. Of tho Brooklyn Board
o. Aldermen came in cscorting Lieutenant
Governor Jones, Speaker Hustled and the
members Of the Legislative Committee,
henry George soon followed, and was
given eeat next to Lieutenant Governor
Jones. United States Senator Wm. M.
Evsrta WIS seated Immediately behind
Mr.. George. 15I,G :, = :.
Just as the services were about to begin,
Q shaft OF cunlight falling on q pillow Of
lowers on the pulpit bearing the words,
THE Friend and Champion Of the Slave .
made q beautiful picture. ,,ll-It n
Promptly q! 1880 DR.. Hall, vested with
snrpllce and stole, slowly ascendsd the
platform accompanied by DR.. Halliday,
ana the two took their places q. the
pulpit 45.r y I55z - LIZ,
DR.. Hall at once began with the opening
sentences Of the Episcopal burial service.
WIN ialterlng voice he repeated the ever
beautiful words. ~ am the resurrection
and the liie." When these were finished
the cnolr, nearly hidden behind bank Of
Gala lilies, Gang the burial chant, "Lord,
let me Know mine end" Then DR.. Hall, f,
VINO had turned from the people to hide
MS tears during the singing Of the chant,
read tho Lesson, taken from the fifteenth
chapter. Then followed the funeral ora.
tion. .'s luga1 f'7T'51 = n :
The Rev. DR.. Charles E. Hall said: The
hand that rests 80 still yonder laid aside
the pen over q page Of tho unfinished
Life OF Christ" Possible the last flash
OF thought, ss the conviction drew on him
OF the probable end Of life, was to be left
unfinished; that he had not told all men
that he would have them know Of that
precious revelation. Poeeihly, as the
spirit fed away to be with Christ, whom
ne had been aerving, the full knowledge
came to him Of that shoreless ocean Of
eternal life, which ia TO know God and
Jcaus Chriat whom He hath cent; that ia
the beautiful vision, tho loyo Of Christ
which passeth knowledge;::we dwell on
one tiny bay of it here and dream abou.
it. The departed saipta of God have al
ready put out on ito immeasureable
spsees, and learned that tho life Of Christ
is never. finished. 1t ia the one word Of
God which is ever spoken echoing again
and again, or and on with cesseless rsyer-
berations down the centuries. A.!
HIS RELIGIOUS CHARACTER.
III there WAS one thing that stirred the
heart that now rests from its labors more
than any other, that has marked bis lie
and makes his memory precious to US now,
i was his ,nany.sided u!terances OF q
Cht,st living, as going about among men,
tho Master who fret and last asks us to
believe in Him rather than believe what
others say about him. The radical ques-
ton OF this age has been: Ia there = fac.
usty OF illuminated reason to recognizes a
living Christ who can talk to us, and by
the great communication OF his mind and
npirit directly lead US into all truths? As
monarchies and hereditary institutions,
and atlaet African slavery have fallen to the
dust, the question gathers voice and in
aists upon an answer. 1t will not be put
ott by any compromises with past orders
and Instructions, but rene ws itself at every
turn, echoipg in every advance in eciencs
and art; comes up in every development
OF literature and aocial progress. Is there
a faith in Christ behind the conscious.
ness Of the individual that can be to him
the very word OF God-the illuminated,
mandatory conscience. In country that
dreams ss yet OF a Government OF tho
people and fer the people that question
is inevitable, and even il it should sand
the sword among US for awhile In the
effort Tor peace, 1t must be answered.
1tis not an accident then altogether that
the man whose life has been nodded by
tnat question and it's possible answors
should havo paussd on the unfinished vol.
ume OF tho "Lifs OF Christ" He has
been man Of the people, Christwsrd.
We remind you that, though tho English.
speaking race today mourns his fall and
recognizes his loas, Americans feel that he
has been great leader or adviser in the
guidance OF oil manner Of substantial in.
terest, though the Legislature Of the State
has paid him an unusual honor OF ad-
journing IS his right; though the press
and divines and orators OF all degrees are
trying to compass the mighty theme in
glowing words, in words OF e1ulting grief
that we have had him with us 80 long and
have lost him, yet that as he lies there 80
quiet, we may look OF him as one who has
been through all and in sill things an apos.
tie Of ona supreme thought, a preacher Of
the everlasting gospel Of the everything
Christ. :
You who know him best, and have liz.
tened to him here in this church, know
we'll that frat, last and alwayB, in no
barron or dreaming sense, his life. has
been absorbed in this work and hid with
Christ in God, 3"rsr 49, 3f'se